a nonnative plant species that grows quickly and reproduces rapidly, aggressively taking over new areas and outcompeting native plants for light, water, and nutrients (R5, IS1)
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High school science curriculum designed by Maui teachers and field biologists
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a nonnative plant species that grows quickly and reproduces rapidly, aggressively taking over new areas and outcompeting native plants for light, water, and nutrients (R5, IS1)
The Hōʻike o Haleakalā Curriculum was originally produced by the Hawaiʻi Natural History Association, Nā Kumu o Haleakalā, Haleakalā National Park, and The Nature Conservancy.
The curriculum is now housed, maintained, and promoted by the Maui Invasive Species Committee, a project of the University of Hawaiʻi-Pacific Cooperative Studies Unit.